Sex, smoking, and social stratification are three very different social phenomena. And yet, argues sociologist Randall Collins, they and much else in our social lives are driven by a common force: interaction rituals. "Interaction Ritual Chains" is a major work of sociological theory that attempts to develop a "radical microsociology." It proposes that successful rituals create...(展开全部)

In Northern Genabackis, a raiding party of savage tribal warriors descends from the mountains into the southern flatlands. Their intention is to wreak havoc amongst the despised lowlanders, but for the one named Karsa Orlong it marks the beginning of what will prove to be an extraordinary destiny. Some years later, it is the aftermath of the Chain of Dogs. Tavore, t...(展开全部)

Sex, smoking, and social stratification are three very different social phenomena. And yet, argues sociologist Randall Collins, they and much else in our social lives are driven by a common force: interaction rituals. "Interaction Ritual Chains" is a major work of sociological theory that attempts to develop a "radical microsociology." It proposes that successful rituals create...(展开全部)

This book explores the species and food chains within a desert habitat, and discusses why these food chains need to be protected.

The Jesus and Mary Chain's swooning debut Psychocandy seared through the underground and through the pop charts, shifting the role of noise within pop music forever. Post-punk and pro-confusion, Psychocandy became the sound of a generation poised on the brink of revolution, establishing Creation Records as a tastemaking entity in the process. The Scottish band's notorious live ...(展开全部)

丽莎·阿伦森·方特斯：美国著名心理学博士，反儿童虐待和妇女暴力领域专家。过去25年来，她一直投身于美国、圭亚那、智利、阿根廷、波多黎各、巴西等地的儿童、妇女救助工作，处理各种棘手的家暴问题。其思想与观点深受医生、警察、消防队员、社工、护理人员、律师等各行各业专业人士的认可。 她本人成功摆脱一段长达数年的高压型操纵关系，目前任教于麻省大学阿默斯特分校。

哈里森·C.怀特（Harrison C.White），哥伦比亚大学社会学吉丁斯荣誉教授。现代社会网络研究领域的传奇人物，社会学“哈佛革命“的领军者。他发展了社会结构的数学模型，为个人和组织等社会建制构筑模型，用实证方法测量了社会关系的模式，引发了大量后续研究。

Markov chains are central to the understanding of random processes. This is not only because they pervade the applications of random processes, but also because one can calculate explicitly many quantities of interest. This textbook, aimed at advanced undergraduate or MSc students with some background in basic probability theory, focuses on Markov chains and quickly develops a ...(展开全部)

埃里希·弗洛姆（Erich Fromm），著名德裔美籍心理学家、精神分析学家、哲学家。1900年生于德国法兰克福犹太人家庭，1922年获德国海德堡大学哲学博士学位，是二十年代“法兰克福学派”重要成员。纳粹上台后，他于1934年赴美，在从事心理咨询工作的同时，在哥伦比亚大学等学术机构讲学，并先后执教于墨西哥国立大学、密歇根州立大学等高校。1980年弗洛姆病逝于瑞士洛伽诺。 弗洛姆的研究植根于弗洛伊德的精神分析学说和马克思主义哲学理论。他认为人是各自所在的产物，在现代工业化社会，人变得越来越自我疏离，这种孤立感导致人们潜意识下渴望与他人结合、联系。 弗洛姆以深入浅出、平易近人的文笔，创造了大量学术著作和普及性作品，其中影响最大的有《爱的艺术》、《逃避自由》、《健全的社会》、《精神分析的危机》等。